Harrow



(No Model.)

C. HODGKINS.

HARROW.

No. 361,696. PatentedA'pr. 26, 1667.

'UNITI-2n STATES PATENT y OFFICE.

CHRISTOPHER HODGK'INS, OF MARIJBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Paten-t No. 361,698, dated April 26, 1887,

Application filed January 3, 1887.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHRISTOPHER HoDGKINs, a citizenof the United States, residing at Marlborough, in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harrows; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specication.

My invention relates to improvements in hai-rows in which revolving concave-convex dlsks are mounted obliquely on triangular bars in place of ordinary harrow-teeth.

The objects of my invention are to provide a harrow, iirst, which will thoroughly stir up and pulverize the soil and leave the surface of the ground comparatively level after it has passed over the same; second, which shall be of light draft and capable of being regulated so as to cut or stir up the soil to a greater or Fig. 3 is a section of the disk, showing its connection with the frame. Fig. 4 is a top view of the frame with the seat and regulating-roller detached. Fig. 5 represents the detachable seat removed from the cross-brace of the trithe bars A. These disks, which may be constructed of wrought or cast iron, vary in thickness from one-fourth to three-sixteenths of an vinch and from ten to twelve inches in diam- Serial No. 223,l80.- (No model.)

eter at their widest part. 'They are concavoconvex in shape, and may be perforated with three or more holes, c, around the axle or bearing, for the purpose of decreasing their weight and to prevent the 4inside of the disk from clogging with soil. The disk is scalloped, so as to form three shovel-like projections, d, with sharp edges, around its periphery. These projections are ordinarily about three inches in width at their outer edges, and from thence slope backward, so as to increase the width of the blade. When in operation these shovels or projections, by reason of their peculiar shape and the angle on which they run, cut through the sod or soil and lift up a portion on the inside of the shovel, which drops again by its own weight as soon as the-next shovel enters the soil. Thus by the united operation of these shovels the soil is thoroughly cut and stirred up( The process of lifting the soil, as above described, tends to level any minor -depressions in the ground, and leaves the same comparatively level and smooth.

Y Directly behind the harrow is placed the adjustable roller D. -`This runs in bearings at the ends of the movable arms e e, which are hinged at the posts ff, so that the roller may be raised or lowered, as desired. The roller is of sufficient diameter, so that the rear end of the harrow may be raised or lowered and kept in position on the arms e e, by means ofthe adjusting-rod g, passing through the graduating-posts h h above the 'arms e'e. In soft or light soil the rear end of a harrow has a tendency to cut too deep, and this defect is easily remedied by thev roller attachment above described. The roller also serves to further smooth the ground after the harrow has done its work.

The bars A A are hinged, first, at the fore. end or point of the harrow by the double eyeboltj, and, second, at the center of the crossbrace K, at Z. This device allows the harrowframe to be closed up in a compact form for transportation or storage after the roller D, adjusting-rod g, and the seat, hereinafter described, are removed.

The cross-braceK consists of two parts made of iron rods, and hinged at its center, at Z. The rods extend beyond the hingea convenient length, then turn 4back horizontally and at right angles with the cross-brace, this form IOO ing the seat-pins m m, on which thneJ seat O is attached. The seat is provided with two upright legs, pp, which terminate in clasp-rings Y q q, by which the seat is attached tothe pins 5 m m. On the front side of the legs project the shoulders r r. These extend over and rest closely upon the rods composing the crossbrace K, and thus bind the cross-bar together land keep the barrow-frame firmly in position. Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A barrow with a triangular frame coinposed of two bars inclining inwardly at an angle of forty five degrees, on which are mounted scalloped concavo convex revolving i5 disks and having an adjustable roller attached thereto, by means of which the rear end of the harrow may be raised or lowered at will, all constructed to operate substantially as and for the' purposes specified.

2. flhe revolving concavoconvexdisk having its periphery scalloped, so as to form three shovel-like projections vwith sharp edges, constructedsubstantiall y as set forth, for the purposes speciiied.

3. The cross-brace K, hinged at its center and composed of two rods, the ends of which form the pins m m, for the purpose of attaching the seat thereto and confining the crossbar, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The seat O, provided with legs p p, shoul- I CHRISTOPHER HODGKllS.

Witnesses:

HIRAM BLAKE, ADoLri-r PREssLER. 

